LATEST RACING

Waikato Times, Volume 121, Issue 20277, 20 August 1937, Page 8

LATEST RACING

PAKURANGA HUNT,

TRIALS AT ELLERSLIE. E.NGE IN* FINE CONDITION. MAORI SONG SPRINTS. <By Telegraph.—Special to Times.) AUCKLAND. Friday. Several horses with engagements at the Pakuranga Hunt meeting arrived overnight ami there was a good deal or useful n : this morning, on which the going was In good order The best efforts were those or Maori song anil Lady Diana. Maori Song P. Fearn ran come from the half-mile post in 5 2 2-ss. covering the last three furlongs In 38 l-ss. He looks in nice order and is expected to give a good account of himself In the Dunedin Handicap. Lady Diana completed seven furlongs in 1.33 4-5. the last six being traversed In 1.20 and the final half-mile in 52 3-ss. She was assisted over the last three furlongs by her stablemate three-year-old. by The Ace from Lady Cintra. The latter worked nicely and was in Tront at the finish. Tangled (C. Thomson! and Evermore completed a round m 9.0 t-5. the la-u seven furlongs taking 1.3 S 4-5. Both horses worked nicely. Tangled Impressing most. Ilozei -Wiggins) and Htrangl (C. Thomson) strode over a round in 2.6. the last mile taking 1.5 T 1-5, and the final hairmile 575. Ilirangt will strip m good fettle for his engagement in the Ladies’ Bracelet. Valmlnt (Fergus) was allotted useful work, which he completed by covering the last three furlongs in 4 Is. Enge iP. Fearn) nntshed up bis task with three furlongs In 4.' 2-ss. He Is in great racing condition and should acquit himself well to-morrow. Kinkle was timed to run his last fcairmlle in 57 4-ss. and Ballymoney did strong work over a round, but was not going better than 15s. to the furlong. Condition of Jonathan. Jonathan McTavisb) and Marie’s Acre (Baker . aTfer going away slowly from the five furlong post, came home In i 9. the last three furlongs taking 40s. They were together at the finish and both bad something in reserve. Jonathan’s appearance indicates that he has done plenty of work and he should be capable of making a creditable showing to-morrow. Marie's Acre is a three-year-old colt by Acre Trom Lady Marie and therefore a haif-brorher to Gay Blonde, Gay thieia and Gay sitielt.